Dermatology Clinic In Bangalore

Dr. Tina Ramachander is a qualified Consultant Dermatologist and skin doctor practicing in Hebbal, Bangalore, completed Masters in Dermatology from JJM Medical college in Karnataka. She holds a fellowship in Dermatosurgery from the BMCRI and another in Dermatosurgery and Lasers from the state of the art National Skin Center Singapore.

Treatment For White Patches

Vitiligo is the condition of losing the skin pigment characterized by white patches of the skin. Due to the epidemic of white patches, patients suffer from the uninterrupted destruction of melanocytes. The patches of skin affected by vitiligo become white and mostly have sharp margins. They are more noticeable in people with dark skin.

Classification of Vitiligo

* Focal Vitiligo - White patches are more confined to few regions.
* Segmental Vitiligo also terms as a Unilateral Vitiligo and associated with the dorsal spine. And can occur often on the face, arms, and legs and leads to pigmentation and loss of hair color in the affected areas.
* Non-Segmental Vitiligo also terms as Generalised Vitiligo and has bilateral origin i.e. it occurs on both sides of the body as if there is some form of symmetry in the areas affected.

Causes of White patches/ Vitiligo

Melanin is the pigment that gives the skin its characteristic color. Vitiligo happens due to lack of pigment in the skin, due to the downfall of pigment-forming cells known as melanocytes. Although vitiligo affects all races equally, it is more noticeable in dark-skin. Vitiligo can also be caused by some the use of some cosmetics.

Symptoms of Vitiligo

Getting white or gray of hair on scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows or beard. Loss of color in the tissues that line the inside of the mouth (mucous membranes) or inner layer of the eye (retina). The affected portion by vitiligo, depigmentation often first develops on sun-exposed areas of skin, such as hands, feet, arms, face, and lips etc.